Box Office: Kaabil, Raees fare below average

The hits and misses of the week.

Last week's releases Raees and Kaabil released on the same day and ate into each other's businesses, except on the Republic Day holiday.

Both movies are expected to remain below average in the final countdown.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.

 

Kaabil

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Yami Gautam, Ronit Roy and Rohit Roy.

Director: Sanjay Gupta.

What works: Hrithik Roshan.

What doesn't: Predictable story, slow first half.

Number of weeks: New.

BO verdict: Below Average.

Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma/ Namrata Thakker

 

Raees

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Mahira Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

Director: Rahul Dholakia.

What works: Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

What doesn't: Script and narration doesn't grab you.

Number of weeks: New.

BO verdict: Below Average.

Read the reviews here: Saisuresh Sivaswamy/ Prasanna Zore

 

Coffee With D

Cast: Sunil Grover, Pankaj Tripathi.

Director: Vishal Mishra

What works: Good performances, a few genuinely funny scenes.

What doesn't: Poorly executed, boring music.

Number of weeks: 1.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Ok Jaanu

Cast: Shraddha Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Leela Samson

Director: Shaad Ali

What works: Beautiful cinematography.

What doesn't: Shaad Ali cannot pull off a remake of the well-made original, O Kadhal Kanmani.

Number of weeks: 2.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Haraamkhor

Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shweta Tripathi

Director: Shlok Sharma 

What works: Great performances.

What doesn't: Slow pace.

Number of weeks: 2.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Dangal

Cast: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar, Aparshakti Khurrana.

Director: Nitesh Tiwari.

What works: Excellent performances, story, soundtrack.

What doesn't: A little melodrama towards the end.

Number of weeks: 5.

BO verdict: Blockbuster.

Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma/Raja Sen

Befikre

Cast: Ranveer Singh, Vaani Kapoor

Director: Aditya Chopra.

What works: No chemistry, Vaani's deadpan acting.

What doesn't: Poor climax.

Number of weeks: 7.

BO verdict: Semi hit.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen/Sukanya Verma/Aseem Chhabra

 

Kahaani 2

Cast: Vidya Balan, Arjun Rampal.

Director: Sujoy Ghosh

What works: Great performance by Vidya Balan.

What doesn't: Predictable ending.

Number of weeks: 8.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Dear Zindagi

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, Angad Bedi, Kunal Kapoor, Ali Zafar.

Director: Gauri Shinde

What works: Great performances, great script, good music, beautiful locales.

What doesn't: Slow paced in the first half.

Number of weeks: 9.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen/Sukanya Verma